NEW YORK -- Shea Stadium closed its doors to baseball for the final time this afternoon.
There will be no postseason baseball in Flushing after the one scenario the Mets could not afford to play out, did. The Marlins topped the Mets, 4-2, here while the Brewers used a late Ryan Braun homer to beat the Cubs, 3-1.

There was no Tom Glavine-like walk of shame for Oliver Perez. The left-hander pitched well over 5 1/3 innings, but a wild sixth inning led to two Marlins runs. After Carlos Beltran tied the game in the bottom half of the inning, a familiar Mets culprit reared its ugly head. The bullpen allowed back-to-back homers to Wes Helms and Dan Uggla in the top of the eighth.

Like last year, the Mets end their year on the season's final day. And the Marlins are once again the opponent to seal their fates.

Marlins starter Scott Olsen did not factor in the decision but pitched well, nonetheless. He allowed the two Mets runs in six innings, while giving up three hits.